Temperature-dependent synchrotron powder diffraction phase studies of (K0.37Na0.52Li0.03)(Nb0.87Ta 0.1Sb0.03)O3 ferroelectric ceramics

Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie

Volumn 226, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-144

  Mgbemere, Henry E ^a   Fernandes, Rodrigo P ^a   Hinterstein, Manuel ^b   Schneider, Gerold A ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

High temperature; Lead free ferroelectric ceramics; Potassium sodium niobate; Rietveld refinement; Synchrotron XRD

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951661166     PISSN: 00442968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/zkri.2011.1298     Document Type: Article

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